ART 240 - Portraiture and Character Design

    Recent Professors
    C. Lewallen
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026
    Class Size
    25 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course will enable students to develop a personal approach to portraiture through drawing methods and techniques, providing a concentrated examination of the human head, character, and anatomy. Students will explore how to work directly from the model using expressive drawing and multi-media approaches. Students will examine how portraiture and character design express ideas about power, social status, stages of life, gender, identity, and fantasy. They will also be introduced to a range of historical and contemporary artists whose work features the portrait as the subject matter. (CSU/UC)
    Usually Held
    Mon 1:00pm–1:50pm, Mon Wed 2:15pm–4:20pm, Wed 1:00pm–2:05pm